Generic Name: The generic name of the medicine is fluvoxamine maleate. Fluvoxamine belongs to the class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reputake inhibitors (SSRIs). In human brain nerves interact or communicate with each other through neurotransmitters. For an effective communication between two nerves, the neurotransmitter released by one nerve should attach to the receptor of another nerve. Sometimes the neurotranmitter releases by one nerve is attaches to the receptor of the same nerve. This is known as reputake. Fluvoxamine prevents the reputake of serotonin neurotransmitter and thus increases the level of serotonin.
Fluvoxamine is used for treating obsessive-compulsive depression (OCD). The symptoms of obsessive-compulsive depression (OCD) include unwanted ideas and thoughts and images, excessive cleanliness, repetition of work and repetitive intentional behavior.
Fluvoxamine can also be used for other diseases and is available in 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg tablets.

Precaution:

If you are taking MAO (monoamine oxidase) inhibitor, you should not take fluvoxamine and at least a 14 days gap should be maintained while shifting from MAO to fluvoxamine.

If you are allergic to fluvoxamine or any other antidepressant, you should not take this medicine.

If you are allergic to any other medicine including preservative and dyes, inform your doctor.

The doses of fluvoxamine should be gradually increased to avoid overdose and sometimes a period of one to two month is required to see the full effect of the medicine.

If you or your family member has a history of bipolar disorder, you should consult your doctor.

If you are suffering from any other disease, inform your doctor.

If two drugs are taken together, they may interact with each other. If you are taking any prescribed or non-prescribed, food supplements or herbal medicine, you should inform your doctor before taking fluvoxamine.

If you have a plan to go for surgery including dental surgery, inform your surgeon that you are on fluvoxamine.

If you are pregnant, or plan to become pregnant, you should tell your doctor.

Warning:

Take fluvoxamine only if prescribed by the doctor.

If you are a nursing mother, avoid breast-feeding or consult your doctor, as fluvoxamine is excreted in breast-milk.

If you are taking fluvoxamine, you should avoid alcohol, as alcohol may increase dizziness.

You should not drive or operate heavy machineries after taking fluvoxamine.

Children below 18 years of age, if prescribed with fluvoxamine may develop suicidal thought especially in the starting days.

Do not take any non-prescribed medicine without consulting your doctor.

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